Tonight (12/09) is the 15th annual Enter the Earth Christmas party! We have a preparty (6-8pm) at the retail store, in the historic Grove Arcade downtown, and a benefit concert with the Joe Marcinek ...

We are also very excited to announce this year's Christmas Jam by Day lineup which will once again be taking over the Asheville Music Hall and The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall. Tickets are just $1...

"The Joe Marcinek Band is an ever evolving mixture of original compositions and incredible musicians. Each show has a slightly different lineup and interpretation and the music blends of jazz and funk with a cerebral emphasis on groove and improvisation. The band is thrilled to announce the release of their 2nd album ‘Slink’ on Friday December 9, 2016 through Hitman Records.

‘Slink’ was recorded at Scanhope Sound in Littleton, CO this past January. Produced & mixed by Joey Porter of The Motet guaranteed this album would be funky. Porter also performs all the keyboards parts throughout including the Hammond B3, Clavinet, Moog Synth, Fender Rhodes, and a Grand Piano plus he wrote the track Crescent Roll. The band is jam packed with heavy hitters and features Garrett Sayers (The Motet) on bass, Pete Koopmans (Family Groove Company) on drums, Nicholas Gerlach (Turbo Suit) on sax and Gabriel Mervine (The Motet) on the trumpet. ‘Slink’ was engineered by Josh Fairman and was mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering (Boulder, CO).

The album also features the final recording ever by the legendary genius of modern music, Bernie Worrell. Best known as a driving creative force behind the music of Parliament Funkadelic and later the Talking Heads, Marcinek was honored to have Worrell as part of his ever evolving lineup last year. There was discussion of recording together, but due to Worrell’s illness he couldn’t make it to Colorado for the studio sessions. He was able to fill in the missing melody on one track Marcinek struggled with on ‘Slink’ at a studio near his home in Bellingham, WA, recorded by Justin Smith (NorthWest Sound Studio) in March of this year.

Marcinek did not have a name for the track when it was originally recorded, or even after Worrell laid his part down. But after Worrell passed in June, it was clear that the track would be dedicated to him and the song became Bernie.

Like all Joe Marcinek Band shows, ‘Slink’ was born out of creative collaboration in the true American spirit of people with differing backgrounds coming together to create something greater that the sum of its parts. It will be available at Target, Best Buy, Barnes and Nobles, Amazon, Itunes, and more on Friday December 9, 2016". ... See MoreSee Less